I’m almost 31 years old and I still deal with acne break outs from time to time. What is up with that? It’s super annoying. And then I stand in the face wash aisle at the store and my choices are things I used when I was going through puberty and my teenage years or anti-aging products, which I just can’t bring myself to purchase! And it’s not for the reason you’re thinking. The anti-aging stuff is crazy expensive!
There’s one face wash I’ve used that I really like and I don’t feel like a wanna be teenager when I use it and that’s Proactiv. My face feels clean, yet I don’t have issues with dry skin like some face washes do to you, which ends up making your face even more oilier by like 3:00 in the afternoon.
I recently got to try out a few more products by Proactiv and I have to say, I am an even bigger fan! Below are the products I got to try…
I have to admit, I’m not one to wash my face every night before I go to bed. I have no real good reason other than I’m lazy and I don’t want to get the front of my shirt all wet. I know there are probably hundreds of women out there that can manage to wash their face without getting soaked…I’m not one of them. So for me, the Proactiv Make-up Cleansing Wipes are a genius product! You simple take one out of the package, rub it over your face and just like that, you’re make-up has been removed! The other thing I noticed is that I don’t wake up with oily skin in the morning after using one of these wipes. Truth be told, I was a bit worried about that. But not a problem with the Proactive Make-up Cleansing Wipes!
At just $15.00 per pack, the ultra convenience of them alone makes me want to stock up on these…but, for those of you looking for stocking stuffers for me this Christmas, these would be perfect! Hint, hint!
This little product, the Proactiv Refining Mask is a definite must have! After washing your face, simply put the mask on your face, sit around for a few minutes and then wipe off with a damp wash cloth. You are now ready with a perfect canvas to start applying your make-up. The Proactiv Refining Mask helps to dry out and prevent blemishes without drying out your skin. If you find that it is drying your skin out, just add a few days in between using it. I used it once a week and have had no problem at all.
The Proactiv Refining Mask is the 2011 winner of the Allure’s Best of Beauty award for “best mask for oily skin” and I have no doubt that this product will be a winner year after year. You see, it helps to prevent blemishes by using a powerful 6% concentration of antibacterial sulfur.
However, if you still are having issues with blemishes, you can always try the Proactiv Concealer Plus. This concealer uses the same powerful concentration of antibacterial sulfur as the Proactiv Refining Mask, but it also has the added benefit of make-up coverage. Simply dab on a blemish you want to cover, put your make-up on and you are good to go! Please note though, this is not a concealer you can use under your eyes.
I personally was not a fan of the concealer. It’s quite possible that it was a tad too dark from my skin, but regardless, I’ve never had good luck with using concealer and it looking right on me. But besides that, I will say that the pesky blemish I used it on did go away relatively quickly! But for me, I would rather use a spot treatment cream. For those of you that like concealer (and know how to use it) you would probably like this product just fine!
Last but not least…the Proactiv Green Tea Moisturizer. It’s just in the past few years that I’ve religiously used moisturizer on my face. I thought for a very long time that if I put lotion on my face, it’s going to make my face even oilier (which is what I was trying to avoid). But then I read an article that said that your skin, when dry, produces MORE oily…basically because it needs it. That makes total sense! So since then, I’ve been using a moisturizer every day before putting my make-up on.
To be honest, I was not a fan of the Proactiv Green Tea Moisturizer. It didn’t feel like it was doing anything for me…but I was wrong. It is the perfect moisturizer because it is feather light on your skin and made from an oily free formula. Once I figured out how much I needed to use for my face, I was in love with this moisturizer. You see, I wasn’t using enough. With my previous moisturizer I only need to use a tiny dab, but with the ProactivGreen Tea Moisturizer, I needed to use a bit more for me to take advantage of the full effects of the moisturizer.
Are you a Proactiv fan? If so, PLEASE tell me your favorite products…I’m absolutely in love with Proactiv right now!
Disclaimer: I received the above mentioned products for the purpose of this review. All opinions stated are solely mine.
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